Supreme Court justices expressed incredulity Monday at President Trump's attempt to exclude illegal immigrants from the census count used to apportion seats in Congress, reacting with disbelief to the government's claims that it still doesn't even know if it will be able to do what the president asked.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. called the case "Quite frustrating," while Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Mr. Trump's approach has never been tried before.
"A lot of the historical evidence and the longstanding practice cuts against your position," she told Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, who argued the case for the Justice Department.
TOP STORIES Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell asks judge to order Georgia to 'de-certify' Biden victory Dominion software manipulated votes - 289K in Michigan, 96K in Georgia, lawsuits claim Biden suffers fractures to foot after injury while playing with dog At issue is Mr. Trump's memo issued over the summer ordering the Census Bureau to produce two counts out of the 2020 tally.
Mr. Wall on Monday tamped down expectations, saying it's not clear the Census Bureau will be able to identify very many of those migrants.
The census is supposed to count inhabitants, but the justices said that concept has some gray areas.
Several justices said with all the unknowns Mr. Wall laid out, it might make sense to wait until early next year, when the president delivers his number to Congress, before ruling on the matter.
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